Trust Stamp, known as the Privacy-First Identity Company™, has announced the filing of a provisional patent with the US Patent and Trademark Office for a groundbreaking methodology to detect injection attacks in biometric authentication. This new technology aims to counteract sophisticated attacks, including those using deep fake images and videos.
1. Understanding Injection Attacks:
- Definition of injection attacks in biometric processes.
- Description of how these attacks bypass the camera on a user’s device.
- Methods used, such as injecting video or still images captured out of context.
2. Challenges in Current Biometric Authentication:
- Billions of daily attacks, including growing numbers of injection attacks.
- Limitations of legacy liveness detection technologies against genuine artifacts used out of context.
3. Trust Stamp’s Innovation:
- Provisional patent #63/662,575 filed for advanced injection attack detection technology.
- Focus on detecting and countering attacks using genuine artifacts and deep fake images/videos.
- Importance of keeping pace with rapid advances in generative AI technology.
4. Expert Insights:
- Commentary from Dr. Norman Poh, Trust Stamp’s Chief Science Officer.
- Emphasis on the need for continuous improvement in liveness detection technologies.
- Highlight of the patent’s significance in targeting injection attacks regardless of artifacts used.
Trust Stamp’s new patent represents a significant advancement in the fight against injection attacks in biometric authentication. By targeting sophisticated attacks, including deep fakes and contextually misused artifacts, Trust Stamp continues to lead in ensuring robust security and privacy in biometric processes.